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 | Menorah Lighting Begins 8 Days of Hanukkah, Thoughts of Gratitude
Mia Wax gets some helping light as she works the controls. The full ceremony can be seen on iBerkshires' Facebook page.
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — With a boost from her dad, Mia Wax on Wednesday turned on the first candle of the more than 12-foot tall menorah at the Williams Inn.
Around 40 |
| Williamstown Housing Trust Discussing Marketing Plan for Subdivision
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The board of the town's Affordable Housing Trust hopes to resolve in January an issue with the non-profit looking to build four single-family homes on a Summer Street parcel owned by the trust.
At their Dec. 17 meeting, the trustees revisited the question of how Northern Berkshire Habitat for |
| Williamstown Shooting Still Under Investigation
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- State Police detectives continue to investigate a Sunday morning shooting on Cole Avenue, and the Williamstown Police plans a community meeting to discuss procedures when the investigation ends.
On Tuesday morning, WPD Chief Michael Ziemba sent a news release to update the community that while police |
 | 2024 Year in Review: Williamstown Under Construction
The new Williams College of Museum of Art is being designed to harmonize with the natural setting.
Several long-discussed building projects in town broke ground in 2024.
Perhaps no public project has generated as much discussion over the last decade as the proposed new fire station. In September, the |
 | Williamstown Police Looking for Suspects After Cole Avenue Shooting
UPDATE: A notification from the town has indicated that the general public is not in danger. Williams College Sunday afternoon ended its lockdown. Single victim was taken away from the scene by ambulance.
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — One person was shot with a firearm at 330 Cole Ave. on Sunday morning, triggering an hour-long |
 | Holiday Hours: Christmas & New Year's
You once could be fined for celebrating Christmas in Massachusetts. (Massachusetts State Library)
Businesses, schools and government offices will be taking breaks next week as the nation celebrates Christmas and New Year's. Christmas falls on Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2024, and New Year's Day on Wednesday, Jan. 1, |
 | Clark Art Airs Live Production of 'The Magic Flute'
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Metropolitan Opera's broadcast production of The Magic Flute airs at the Clark Art Institute on Saturday, Dec. 28 at 1 pm in the latest installment of the 2024–25 season of The Met: Live in HD.
The award-winning series of high-definition cinema simulcasts features the full |
 | Williamstown Planning Board Hears Results of Sidewalk Analysis
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Two-thirds of the town-owned sidewalks got good grades in a recent analysis ordered by the Planning Board.
But, overall, the results were more mixed, with many of the town's less affluent neighborhoods being home to some of its more deficient sidewalks or going without sidewalks at |
| Berkshire County Farms Awarded Grants
BOSTON — The state awarded farms in West Stockbridge and Lee grants to address composting and climate smart agriculture.
The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced $3.6 million in more than 100 grant awards through several programs, including the Agricultural Food Safety Improvement Program (AFSIP), the Agricultural |
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